astronomy

The branch of science that deals with the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere

• Geography

• Biology

• Astronomy

• Physics

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How far away in miles is the sun from the earth?

• 900

• 9,000

• 93 million

• 5,538

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What is a solar eclipse?

• earth blocks out moon

• sun blocks the earth

• moon blocks our ability to see sun

• sun blocks our ability to see moon

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What is bigger the sun or the moon and how much bigger?

• Moon is 400 time bigger than the sun

• Sun is 400 times bigger than the moon

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What is the moons shadow called?

• Albedo

• Shadow

• Umbra

• Atmosphere

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Which is bigger the earth or the moon?

• Moon

• Earth

• They are the same size

• They are smaller than each other

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Which has more mass the earth or the moon

• Both are not very massive

• I have more mass than the moon

• The earth has more mass than the moon

• The moon has more mass than the earth

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Why do we see different shapes of the moon?

• The moon is a shape-shifter

• The moon is made of clay

• The moon changes shapes by the amount of sun shining on the sphere

• Optical illusion using a flashlight and slight of hand

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How does the moon orbit the earth

• In a triangle shape

• In a circular pattern

• In an elliptical shape

• Any way it wants

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How long does it take the moon to orbit the earth?

• 1 day

• 2 days

• 29.5 days

• 365 days

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